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But hey, roll your own dice.




Yep! This "Glitch" here thinks Brian WAS on to somethin' when he said that, BUT...after reading THIS part ESPECIALLY of your lastest input, Aaron young man.....

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"...Yes, I'm in a serious predicament, and yes I need to desperately change my ways. I've attended 11 AA meetings in my area, and if anyone has attended one of these, I can't get past step one. Step one: "Admit it YOU are powerless over alcohol." I quit drinking for 3 weeks...




and ESPECIALLY THIS PART:

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"...i'm not an alcoholic. Yes three weeks may sound like nothin to non drinkers, but I have moderated big time. I only drink when I am at home, and do not need to drive anywhere. That, I think, is my step one. We can sit and think about could've's here, but things didn't happen and everything happens for a reason. My reason is I really need to stop drinking and driving and take it much seriously."




Weeeell...TRUST ME...."rollin' them there dice" in this world is a DARN SITE EASIER if you'd FIRST take a good hard CRITICAL LOOK at yourself. And NOT just for the reason to "beat yourself up" about this, BUT TO gain the understanding that...YES...I'm sorry to say...YOU DO use ALL the classic excuses an ALCOHOLIC uses to rationalize their behavior.

BUT, there IS HOPE!(yeah, yeah, yeah...I KNOW you think that's only a cliche...but dude...IT'S NOT!!! For I have known and ADMIRED many, many, many Alcoholics in my life who NO LONGER are DRUNKS!!!

YEP! I RESPECT them TRE-friggin'-MENDOUSLY for their ability to not only "change" their behavior, but ALSO for their ability to look at themselves CRITICALLY, which at your young age I'm sure you have NO friggin' idea how RARE and SPECIAL a quality that is in a man!!!

(okay...lecture over)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)